The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1863, Page 1

WHOLE NO, 9653. ARRIVAL OF THE CREOLE. THREE DAYS LATER FROM NEW ORLEANS Excitement Among Louisiana Planters, MBETING AP THE 87. CHARLES HOTEL. Whe Difference Between Gen. Banks ' and the Slaveowners ‘The Negroes to Be Paid for Their Labor. THE HARRIET LANE NOT AT SEA, &., &e., &e. The United States mail steamer Creole, Commander ouch, from New Orleans, arrived at this port yesterday afternoén, bringing later news from the Crescent City and a number of passengers. Our New Mr} Correspondence. Oninsxs, Feb. 8, 1863. dnlereting Me rsatthe St. Charles Hetel—Fifty Million Dollars Represented—A Redel Blag of Truco—News from Galveston—-The Harrie Lane, de, de. ‘There has been a commotion among the slaveowners im, these parts since my last lever to the Hzaip, and the | St, Gnarles has been thronged with this class of citizens for eeveral days. They camo here to confer with each other and. with Genera) Banks in relation to slave property and ‘their rights as masters. Several meetings were held in the private parlor of the ‘88. Charles Hotel. These meetings were intended to be ‘whelly secret; but your correspondent, nevertheless, is ‘Well ioformed of the general tenor and purpose of these eondidential interviews. ‘The room in which the meeting was hold was arranged tor tho accommodation of forty persons, and nearly every seat was filled. More than thirty planters were present. One could recognize them, as they pos fared im groups around the stories of the St. Charles, by their manner and appearance, which ‘wore quite different from those of the Yankees, who now Rave pretty full possession of that botel. They are generally men of swarthy hus, and there is about them an indescribable something which says “Iam a Loui- siana planter” just as plainly as you can print it in the Hiszap. Tho landlord knew them; the waiters knew them; I knew them, sithongh I had never seen one of ‘thor faces before; and it did not require an introduction to distinguish every one of them in the crowd. You ‘Ceuld’no more mistake them for Yankees than you could mistaké @ Frenchman for an Englishman. ‘They répresented two classes of slaveholders—those ‘whose slaves have veen detlared to be free by the pro- chhmation of January 1, and those who live in the pa risues which hiye been excepted from the effects of the emancipation it. The object of tho gathering, tated ‘tm the fewest words, was this: how to make the niggers work ‘The meeting represented over fifty millions of Among those ‘who attended it was Mr. Tobias Bayou Blick, me is rty. ibson, of be worth the handsome The Doctor, havi through his fingers, not one by one, but in squads of teus and twenties, naturally enough became anxious; and so be came down to the slavehoiders’ meeting to see what coald be done about it. The parish of Baton Rouge, it should be borne in mind, has not been excepted from the ects of the proclimation of freedom to the slaves; and under that edict the Doctor’s slaves ave allfree. It is dificult, theretore, w see bow he expects to recover his departed Africans.’ Nevertheless he was on hand to dis cuss the question with his fellow suiferers, Dr. Koapp, agentieman who owns a large plantation, was prominent in the meeting, and was called to the chair, The Doctor recently had some Northern visitors: w,bis place, and, in order to show them how happy his ailves were, ordered one of them to #iug, whereupon the fallow struck up the Ola Joho Krown’’ song, more to the amusement of the quests than of the host The meeting was rather iniormal, and every one spoke his mind freely. General Banks’ order was denounced as a violation of the President's promise that the peopie of districts represented in Congress should be protected in their right of property in slaves. The meeting was fra-auimous in the opinion that General Banks ought to ‘compel the slaves to work upon the plantations of their owners. “What good Is our property to us,” it was asked, “80 Jong as the slaves are allowed to work er not, just as they ple wer” Tt was said that General equivalent for t keep their siaves at work ‘A committee of thres was appointed to wait npon the General and coufer with h in the hope of bitting upon 8.Mme plin which would be satisfactory to all parties. The result of the interview was laid before another Meoiing ou Chursday, also held ja the parlor of the Bt. Charles Hotel. ‘The committee reported that General Bauks had proposed that the slaveowners should pay their slaves cach two dollars per month, in addition to their Keeping and clothing, or that one twentieth of the proceets of their plantations should be paid over to the Degroes instead of any stipulated sum H# propewition was denounced in most violent terme. The slavel ders did not recegaize the right of th - ment to compel them to pay their slaves fur labor, and were allof opivion that it was the duty of the govern ment to compel them to work without wages. The everal sentiment was that such a prop sition could not eabmitted to, and it was propoped to adopt an address to the President and a series of réso‘utions, setting forth the grievances of the slaveowners, and ‘forward the same to Washington. Finally, the meeting adjourned notil Friday wing, without coming to any detinite Banks offered the planters no unless he would cousent to them. alt, Oe Friday evening it was decided that compensation Should be given for the labor of the sinves, and this as a i8 appears to be about the upshot It will be vorne fa mind that General Order No, 12, re Jating the emancipation edict issued by General Banks: On the 20th of January, deciares that, “upon every con Sideration, labor is ectitied to some eyattable proportion © the crops it produces, To secure the objects both of ©&) {tal and labor ,the sequestration Comm ssion is hereby authorized to and directed, upon eoaference with planters and partics, to propose and establish a yearly system of egro labor, which shall provide for the food, clothing. pro- Per treatment aud jy<t compensation for the negroes at fi able proportion of the yearly crop. dudvisabie. It shy D Orbitant or onervus, When ace OF ‘ethar parties, all the conditioy faithful service, respecttul deportment, correct discipline fund perfect subordination shall be enforced on the part of the vegrnes by the afticers of the government. To secure bo» the wages of Iabor will eoustitute « lien upen ts Thus if tho whows slaves are on th away will make an arrangement foro: the (ieneral pleages that the conditions rau gemvat ebail be ealoreea, ‘A vhaw OF TREE. A rebel fing of Loves Wont, « sailing vemsel, marie its ap pearance olf Hickock's Lar point of ronning pensating lab of such an ar- Hs ih6 morning. It came jsouville across Lake Pontchartrain, © lieved that the real purpose was to gain some jayou relative lo the movements whieh are by this department, or which will probably ew days. The professed purpose was mnge of prisoners. The rebel au list of rebel prisoners in this de. aller than that of the federal privoure epuy it is believed that a demand was the release of the rebel prisoners teved for now heli here, The rebels are also very anxious to gut Mancosas to their power—Manereas, who deserted ihe ebe! fing, and w charged with baying killed two robot an’ moadte Slvers in effecting Ii re 1 bout Owasce has just returned from Galveston, H. Wilson, of thts well known veasel, made a re ce on the 20th of January, with oeders to as position of the revel batteries, without en. oROAPO. GALVESTON. at ‘the west end of the town is an old convent, and the igs have declared Weir purpose to remain there, and, in case of @ battle, to do all in their power to alleviate the fferings of ail who are wounded on both sides. The dors were not to fire on thie buliding: but the captain nd that the rebels had erected batteries all around it Pelican Spit bas beon fortified and covered with bat Hes singe the disuster to our feet on the Ist of January, batteries have also been built along the bay. The are mounting guns, and General Magruder is busily ployed in drilitug his soldiers. The gunboats Brooklyn, jota and Caynga are now at Galveston, the recent engagement off Sabine Fare, which qi ju the capture of two of our vexgels—ihe Morning Light i Bie. sii! 3 5 E t ? 18 aH ton. The gunboat Mississippi, ‘went down the river to !ook out ince a of this city was (0 bo for @ hospital; but the as abandoned. it was pretty much decided to ‘St. Charles for that purpese. the proprietors have not yet receivea any official intima- tion of such a design on the part o* the anthorities. tacked within a few days. They aro intrenched, and there will be a considerable battle, no doubt, before they are dispersed. New Onizans, La., Feb. 8, 1863. Dearth of News in the Crescent City--Strange Rumors in the City—Operations of a Protestant Benevolent Society— Means for Relieving the Destitule and Poor—Sales of Colton, de. , dc. The reign of dutness continues in the Crescent City. There |s scarcely anything stirring to afforda peg on which a newspaper correspondent can hang a paragraph. ‘To write a news letter is like the task imposed by Pharaoh on the Israelites—to make bricks without straw. It is even worse; for an inventive Hebrew might have devised some plan by which the use of straw might have been su- perseded. This has actually been done more recently: for our modern bricks are strawless, and we read in Holy Writ that the oppressed race found a substitute for straw in stubble, though it eeems that that article wos not obtained without difficulty. As @ substitute for facts, however, all sorts of rumors are afloat, just ag the chosen race of old substituted stubble for straw. First, it was gravely stated that Port Hudson had been attacked by the Union troops, and that the attacking party had been repulsed. This supposed repulse was a matter of course; for there has never been a fight, or the rumor of a fight, but it hag been stated that the rebels had been victorious, aud such reports are always believed by the secessionists of New Orleans, There are people ja this city at the present moment who will gravely teil you that Breckinridge won the battle of Baton Rouge, on ‘the 6th of August last, because the town was temporarily evacuated by the Unionists a few wocks after. The rapid retrograde movement of the rebel general in search of water, with the Mississippi before bim, counts for nothing with gach persons. As well inay it be said that Bonaparte won the battle of Waterloo because the Allies evacuated Paris, after holding it tor some time. It was confidently affirmed this morbing that the sloop- of-war Brcoklyp had been sunk, but when, where, bow, and by what was not stated. Nobody seemed to know, showing that the originator and of the report are very sorry successors to Ferdi id Mendez Pinto, pea iy . Th gentlemen wsiee take tow compl ars. These a tow joescns from the New York and ean of the London Times, to enable them to be perfect in the sublime art. But enough of such stubble, of which Icould furnish many more specimens, and let us contemplate a genuine “ brick”-—a brick without either straw or stubble, too. ‘Thig brick is as much of a man as any ‘Of the army of Agesilaus, each of whom this toan ambassador to bea brick, aud that these bricks, in the ae constituted his only fortifications. The soldiers ‘Sparta fought their human enemies right maéfolly, and deserve all jor as long as time shall last: but what honor ought to be accorded to that valiant sokiier of the Cross, who is encountering that most terrible of enemics— J allude to the Rev. A. 1). McCoy, rector of st. Peter’s, who has devised measures whereby from two thousand five hundred to five thousand poor persons cannot only be fed, but lodged and bathed daily. at @ costof only ten cents per day. 1 have never seen the reverend rector to my knowledge, aud know nothing of his political creed. Ali 1 know in this connection 1s, that he i$ @ true philanthropist—oue who may yet hear the blessed words, “Inasmuch as thou hast done it unto one | of the least of these my brethren, thou hast done it unto me.” It seems from the published statement of this benevo lent priest that two religious societies—namely, the “Brotherhood of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal ehureh ,”” and the ‘‘Aid Society’? of the same cougregation—and others, have existed since the latter part of 1861. It is proposed that the charity shall be distributed through the means of these societies, which have been amalya mated. Isut let the Rev. Mr. McCoy tell his own etory, in his own admirable way:— The Brotherood was organized and tion the 9th of December, A. D. 1861 month preceding. The workings o: nearly suspended, for many reasons. with the fixed inten. resuming’ them when occasion should demand it, tion Which think the: present. Both are now being Incocro rated, and in afew days the charters of both wiil be pub: | 4. The buildings mentioned al bee with the aid of mechanics and upon them will day, and can | Lewis, now acting as s of repairs of buildings for the Cundren's | aries street, Just below Explanaie, We pro eed aud lodge as many destitute persons as the No die Peitiangs will aorom odate—say from 2 Unetion will be made on account of diff or political creed tu the recipient. The tickets will b in the following form — GOOD FOR ONE MEAL, ‘ONE Lover And jor Nothin, Only for Destiiuve W These will be rout im packets to those who may wish to give in thin Way to the poor, at the rate of ten for one dollar As we Wish W avoid Injury to any Interest, no meals wil given Cor cath payment at be taken there for meals house, O: fokets will | intentior to be pun! ad cared for. Baths must be provided for those who may come to the house unfit to enter abed. They must bathe in a com- fortable bath of hot and er, mixed to their likin in the house tor men and n furnished Micieney. All privw ¢ expressed in words thelr approval , to ailiras the words by acts conforming. (nto fur tuer details I deem it unnecessary to enter The Treasiirer of the Brotherliood is Frederick B. Ernest, No. 6 Carondelet street. The Treasurer of ‘Avi Bocie ix Miss Susan D. P, McCoy, at her (nthe treet AMOS D. MoCOY, } —There will be a meeting uv: the der the charte chureh, on Expla a P tized of confirm to be confirmed,” may berome ec, oF be ready and members of thé Brotherhood, Joni Some such plan as this was absolutely necessary to th usunds from complete destitution, and, from hunger; tor the situation of the helpless poor in this city is awful. The meaus devised vo extend aid to per song of this class are simple, white it is within react of nearly all who have regular employment to contribute to the charity; for there are few such so poor ax to be una bie to purchase a package Of tickets cecasionally for div tribution among the destitate Such a method of dis pensing charity t# far better than indiscriminate alms giving, for, while you cannot always be certainjthat your sims © t be perverted to the purpose of purchasing intoxicating liquors, necessarily of the vilews quality, by the method proposed you are not only certain that what you bestow will not be misapplied, but that if the recipt ent happens to be her being detected caul) be taken postors. White moans are being d poor, it is comforting to know men, who are able aud wil earn the bread of hon. esty, are not lo be De; Gen. Ranks has notified that; though he has suspeuded the work on behadf of the city, so ably conducted by Col. T, B. Thorpe, he has em, ployment for about a thousand men, Col, Thorpe has ad dressed a letter to the laboring men, throngh the Delta intimating this fact to them. He adds, that od to relieve the helpless that strong, able-bodied ax there is work for’them to do it will be an offence against good or lor bead der for them to be luitering around the City Hi quarters. He also expresses a wish that ther Butler may be kept pp—ol giving the preferen ried men Over bachelors. This is good from the Colouel, only a few days after receiving a valuable testimonial in silver from the workingmen. It shows that the old veto Tan canvot be bought ‘Anowier rumoe has just reached me—namely, tht the gunboat Jackson has been driven from Grant's Pars, at the entrance to Mobile, by rebel gunboats from the jat ter. place, and bas been compelled to retire to Ship The flagship Hartford left here for Ship Island yester- day morning. This t# authentic: but whether there is at varig times this week of cotton, received from haton gut to Sixty coule per pound, Ofier parties nity ¢ J at otuye that not obeerving it may give no offence » Most, Fi | sum of $515,435 15; that Mr. Breonan rej | gage from Taylor to Varnum for $36 ORK HERALD. continues until Easter Sunday, which falls thie year upon the 5th of April, ‘The regulations prepared by Archbishop Hughes for the guidance of Catholics in his province are ag follows:— 1. AN the “week aya of Lent, fron dats co one meu, till Easter Sunday, 8 of ee ee 2. fast! from the use of ‘tech meat; but, by |, the use of flesh meat is allowed in this diocese at principal meal on Mondays, Tueadays and Thuredays of Lent, from the tirst Sunday uptil Palm Sunday. flesh emeat ig not allowed on Thursday Wodnesday. 4. The abstinence from flesh meat on Palm , and on the Tuesday following Palm Sunday, which Mier: to been observed in this diocese. is dispensed with, 5, There is neither fast nor abstinence to be observed on Sundays of Lent. 6. It is not allowed to use fish with flesh meat at the same meal, 1. Thore is no prohibition to use eggs, butter or cheese, provided the rules of quantity prescribed by the fast be complied with. 8. The church excuses from the obligation of fast: (dut not of abstinence from tlesh meat, except in cases of sickness or the like) the following classes of per- sons:—First, the infirm; second, those whose duties are of an exhausting or laborious character; third, persons who are © attaining their growth; fourth, women in exer <r" nursing infants; fifth, those who are en. But there penton should be persuaded on just grounds that they are entitled to exemption trom the oer 80 ir own consciences, or scandal to their neighbor. For this pur- pore, if they have any doubt, will do weil to cons ‘their spiritual director or their physician. ‘They however, chorigh the interior spirit of this holy season) the same as if they were able to comply with the exterior observance of fasting and mortification, a spirit of sorrow ‘and compunction for sin—a spirit of prayer and recollec- tion. This is the duty of all, and without this the fast itself would be rejected by Ged. ‘The public religious exercises during Lent in churches of the city, to commence each evening at i past seven o'clock, will be:— in the Church.of the Nativity and Assump- tion (Gorman), and St. Michaal’s. On Tuesday, in St. James’, St. Jooaph’s, St. Vincent do Paul’s (French), Holy Cross, and John the Evange- (On Wednesday, at St. Peter's, Most Holy Redcemer’s, St. Francis Assissium (Ger » ee Xavior’s, St. ville, Anne's, and Annunciation, On Thursday, in the ‘Cathedral, St. Androw’s, St. Ste St. Columba’s, St. Bridget’s, St. Atpbonsus’ and Std pening: in St ter ‘Transdguration, St. Ni y. it. Mary’s, Transfigurati . Nichojas. ‘oly Redeemer, Immaculate Conception B. V. M., an@’St. Boniface (German). By order of the Most Rey. pe F. MONEIRNY, Secretary. Naw Yorg, Feb, 10, 1863. The order of services appointed for the seagon at Trinity church are briefly as follows :— i pad daily service throughont Lent at nine and three or . Every Wednesday and Friday morning, at eleven o'clock, # full choral gervice and Todure, Evening prayer at three. Today, Ash Wednesday, a full choral service at eleven o'clock, with a sermon, evening prayer at three o’clock; as usual. In Holy, or Passion week, the last week in Leat, on the 30th of March, there will Be daily choral and lectures at eleven. Evening prayer at three. On Easter Even, April 4, at the service service, afternoon the Right Rev. Bishop (Potter) will administer confirma. tion in Trinity church. TO COMPKL THE COMPTROL- LER TO PAY HALP A MILLION OF DOLLARS IN FUR+ SUANCE OF RESOLUTIONS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, ‘SUPREME COURT—#PRCIAI. TERM. Before Hon. Judge Barnard. Fee, 17.—The People at the Relation of James B. Taylor vs. Mathew 7. Brennan, Comptroiler.—This was an appli- cation for a mandamus to compel the Comptroller to pay $513,493 15 to the relator, that being the amount of pur- chase money for the Fort Gansevoort property Hold to the city. and sanctioned by resolutions of the Common Ceun- cil over the veto of Mayor Opdyke. Mr. Taylor was represented by James T. Brady, and FA. Johnson and the Comptrolltr by the Corporation Coun. sel, J. KE. Develin and bis assistant, Mr. Hackett, D. D, Field was Sin attendance to watch the proceedings on behalf of the Mayor. Mr. Jonuson read affidavits and documents to show that the relator—Mr. ‘faylor—olfered to sell to the city the property. doa ritied as the Fort Gansevoort property: that the ofr was accepted, the sale effected, aud that in | pursuance of the resolutions of the Common Council a de- mand was made on the Comptroller for payment of the he bed no fonds for that purpose, and could not issue city bonds for the reasons sat forth in bis communication to the Common Council, not that he believed the value of the property was over-estimated, but because he did not cousider the title good, and be refused to pay the money until a judi cial determination was had on the validity and legality of the sale, Mr, Heckett in reply, read affidavits of Comptroller Brennan and « series of the actions of the Compnoa Coun cil as far back as Pecember, 1852; also the recent pro ceedings of the preseut boards when the resolution to purehase the property was adopted by a twa thirds vote over tl veto of the’ Mayor Deyelin, Corporation Counsel, put in a deed operty from Jobn J. Astor, dated July 12, 1812; . YOK, President of the United States, to Mr. @ portion of this property; deed of re, President of the United States, dated etober 12, 18% ga portion of théke pre mises; deed of Draper to Joseph B, Varout in 1852; deed of to Coleman and Varnam, and Cole man to Joseph B. Taylor, the present relator, and a mort. 4 Judge Barnard asked the Corporation Counsel if he ap peared for the city Mr. Develin said he represented the Comptroller, who er of the city’ government that he saw Mr. Field present, and was an oft Mr. Brady remarke he desired to kuow who that counsel represented Mir. Field said he was there at the request of the Ma: or, but he id Hot take any part in the case ay to the Comptrol Mr. Brady had no objection to the Mayor being repre. sented, but he was not made a party in this case Judge Barnard satd that the Court had an objection. The Mayor bad no more power to employ counsel to ap pear in this case than has Mr. Valentine, the Clerk of the Common Couneil Mr. Prady remarked that if any attempt should be made to test the mght of Mr. Tayler to this property upon any nda—moral, legal or otherwike—they were prepared eet it. Judge Barnard—The objection to the interference of the Mayor ik made by the Court Mr. Field did not wish to be misenderstood; he desired to say that he did not appear there to take any part in this case; be was merely present at the request of the Mayor, Dut if the other Fide propose at any time to take out a mandamus against the Mayor in this matter, he (Mr. Field) would thou appear ax bis counsel Mr. Hrady said he would merely state the ontline of Mr. Taylor’s claim, and afterwards reply to the arguments of the Corporation Couns Mr. Devlin faised to ral objections to the legality of the action of the Comm Connell, and witli submit his to the Oourt in the morning. He submitted that resolution Was pared by the Aldermen over the Ma veto on the same day that it was passed by the Board of Councilmen, in violation of the charter, which tom that (t could got be dome without unanimous con sent, and the Court would see by the proceedings, which had been read. that there were three dissenting member of the Board of Aldermen to the passage of that resolu- tion, He contended that the remtor had no legal right or title to the property, and succinctly reviewed the history of the title and various convey naces; the city was not In @ condition to convey to Mr. Draper, and Draper being at that time a head of a De- partment, could not convey it, as the statute says that a city offiein not be in city property, Mr. De i mandamus woulddave because the Comptror) would auawer back that be had ho power to tasue bonds for the payment Adjourned to 12 o’cleck of this day. Police Intell A Roxaway Courts is Dirricuntr.—Charies Pearson aod his wife, a runaway couple, of preposseasing appearance, hailing from Bridgeport, Conn., arrived in this city a fe days ago and took rooms at No. 146 Clinton strest. Being short of funds, and not having any relatives or friends in the metropolie who would replenish bis purse, the bride groom resorted ton little strategy in order to pay his board bill, His next door boarder, Mr Edward 5. Per- civah was @ maa well to do in the world, and Poarsoo thought be could not do better than to make him pay the expenses of the wedding tour. Aceordingly, when favorable opportanity arrived, Pearson slipped’ into bh nei '# room, when the latter was sovnd asleep in bed, aud robbed him of three hundred ra green The following day the brida! ty paid ther their departure for parta unknown. Their n departure created ® #orpieton in the mind of the landiady that all was not right, and the police were po tified of the fact, which resulted yesterday in the arrest of the guilty couple aud the recovery of the greater por tion of the stolen money, Theneeused were brought be re Juntion Steers at tho Exeex Market Police Court and cowmitted for eXamimat.on SDAY, FEBRUARY The Peace Convention Petition and Its Return to the Signers, Address of Speaker Callicot and General Corcoran’s Response. The MoClellan Resolutions Tabled in . the Senate, ie, de, a e Auaawn, Fed, 11, 1863. A petition, signed by several prominent New Yorkers, asking fer the appointment of commissioners to mect with thone of any other States, to negotiate peace with the South, @, in other words, asking for the adoption of the same plan that has been broached in the Indiana and Minos Legislatares, has been received in this city, This petition was signed by several persons of high standing and imfluebee in the city of New York. Many of the number are those who would be the last suspected as entertainiag such sentiments, ‘This petition was sent to a loading @@mocratic member of the Hougs, who, after carefully @0nsidering the matter, returned the peti- tion to if originators, accompanied with his rea- sons why he refused to present it. This will probably prevent its introduction this winter. Other membersef the House may bo found less scrupulous and be willimg ( present the petition. It 1s to be hoped that this will Be fhe end of that question for this session, However radical many of the so-called democrats at Al- Dany may appear to be, those who entertain the ser timents held by Vailandigham and other copperheads of the West are fow and far between, The only persons here that are for mediation and peace conventions are the Greeleyites,. Thoso who arc denouncing the adminte- ‘tration for it mode of conducting the war do it, not be- cause Gesire the war to end with a dishonora- bie settlement, but simply because they see that the adminisiration is fooling away its strength and lavishly wasting the vast resources of tho North—resowrces which long since would have enabled epee, crush out this rebellion had they cond thé war as busin and not as in- Charges are constan! and Wendell Phillips clan that those en- the above views are T Toave it with to decide which arc the real traitors—the ac- cused or the accusers. Nearly all te morni session of the Assembly was taken up in the Comumitteo of the Whole. Whilst the pro- ceedings were and barmoniously going on, Mr. William Dewey, of Jofferson, stated General Corcoran was within the walls of the Capitol, and ded the appointment of a committee to wait on Corcoran, Jn this shape the resolu. tion was without a dissenting voice. Messrs. Dewey, T. C, and Johosou were appointed as a com. mittee. Mr. General ome Uli the. committee appeared stved him. athnd ing. Geveral Corcoran, in an embarrassed tone, expressed his de for this warm reception, stating that he came ‘on impo: connected with his Legion, and ae the absence of Governor Sey- mour. morning session of the Assemb!; was taken up in the consideration of biils in the Commit tee of the Whole. the number was one, in refe- rence to the premiui of mitual insurapce com- rane, a Mae ee oe for the last or nine years, circumstences : the “‘tfture “of | the Goneses Mutual Insurance Company; but in reality it would, if =, make all the mutual insurance companies worth j,and prevest @ collection of the assessments on the emium notes to pay their lorses with. It was referred Baek to the Jndiciary Committee. A bfll authorizing minim change the location of thet county to another wae effectually squelehed, ax it de- served jo be. ADy mam with a haif an eye could pot fail to discover a ni of enormous dimensions in it. The Senate bill accepting the douation of land by Con gress for agricultural and scientific purposes was ordered to a third reading. re ; ioe ie tee the morning seasion in Com inittee of . Progress was reported on near! all the bills considered. = f Senator Connolly called up the McClellan sesolutions which passed the Assembly. As soon as they were read @ radical Senator moved to lay the resolutions on the table, and the motion was carried by a vote of 14 to 9— eight Senators absent, going On about the same time that the recep. n. Corcoran was taking place in the House. The io the Senate prior to his invitation to the He Subsequently « resolution was intro Connolly, and adopted unmuimously, ‘al Corcoran to the floor of the Seuate. ‘The vote on the McClellan resolutions was a very singn jar one. For instanee, there were Senators who have im Iny presenee privately stated that the first thing that the administration should do is to recall General McClel lan to the head of the army who voted to lay these resolutions on the — tab! It is singular men wearing the Seuator’s toga maui opinions—one in pri which they de. clare is the true foeling, avd another in public, which ix Men who will act in this way, for the poping in favor with thetr party for ambi 8,10 times like these, when the nation 1s oiug through the struggles of Life and death, are a dis. grace to the race, dishonor to themselves and the people they represent. and it ts the duty of journalists to informn the public of Cheir duplicity, that their constituents may attend to them in time and shorten their pabhe carver, #0 that they may be prevented from ruining their country by thei*two sided course, No man who will act in that manner is worthy of a seat in the Legislature of wo im portant a State ae that of New York, I care uot how ord t may be his abilities. Debate on Arbitrary Arrestse—Retarn of | Governor Seymoure-General McClellan's Movements, &e, Avnany, Fob. 17—11 P.M. The Assembly was in session this evening on arbitrary arrests. Messrs. Havens, of Suffolk; Dean and Fields, of New York, and Hulett, of Chemung, spoke jn favor of the resolution to investigate these arrests. The question as it now stands is, shall the question be referred to the Committee on Federal Relations or to a special commit tee? If the question of investigation is referred to the Committes on Federal Relations, it simply means that the House ts determined to strangle it and prevent an inver tigation. If, on the other hand, it is referred to a *p committee, parliamentary rules will force the Speaker to appoint committer a major of which are determined to ferret the queetion to to bottom. On this vote the whole question turns. We had icy time over thix question, in which two or three democrats and @ like number of the repubii- cane charged corruption and disloyalty upon exch other Matters at ono time began to look ax though we were going to have an affair of honor; but I dare say thet It was prevented by the utter imporsibility of finding any such thing a8 \‘bonor’”’ among them ror Seymour has returned from Khinebeck, and MoClellan has gone back ww Now York without visiting Albany. It is rumored that General MoCiollan expressed bimeolf as being determined to declinesthe invitation y what he dreade—an ovation, tions were disposed of in After the Coreoran resolutions upon by General MoClelian’s true friends bere an ad and intended insult to General McCiellan and the sent ment of the people. There in a grent ¢ nomg the people to have General MeClellan viwit thie T fre pow clamoring abd demanding that the Gavernor ntuall Invite him, at the same time lordly denouncing the « Nitlon ‘en’ The foeting likely al an'# friends will iupiat upon bis visiting Albany at an early on the Ataast, Feb. Mia ‘The republican Senators teid a secret ox t cloak room of the Senate thin evening on th ‘ Joviting General Meijolian Vs the fate capital They bai a decidedly racy Uh. The majority, however —comp of thane whe yous! 10 table the renotutions to day—« the party larh, aod gow Conmider that they hove for nnjhitated Gen ral MeCotlan by virtue of aca The diseunsion wan exemeding!y bit geome five or ote re pany 18, 1863, charge. The members of On remarks the Assembly took a allow the membors to personally what they weuld, the peoplo of hit county were almost onamnous for Me‘ lelinn. Another declared that mM rejecting these revolutions they would do just what the democrats desired them to do, and that it would make MeCiellan the next President. Another stated that if the Senate had adopted the resolutions aa they came from the Assembiy, without debite, the whole question would Some Grates tnege and that would have been the end The Senators who took this side were Roberteon, Low, Munroe and Hardin. On the other side an intense bitter DEES Was Manilested, and it was easily to be soon that all knew about General MoCollan wan what they had obtained by reading the lies in the New York Tribune. They declared the resohutions to bean Insult to the admpnistration, made all porte of McClellan, accoxed him of dis obey ing orders on several occxsions, and piled up @ moun- tain of imagiuary evils—some of them even glorifying General Pope. ‘The main point that they harped upon was that the resolutions were a party move and intended as a direct rebuke of the administratton, and on that cracked the party whip and drove on, ‘The democrats, in view of this caucus, will unqnes- tionably call up the resolutions to-morrow \f possible, for ‘tho purpose of emoking out theso caucus gentlemen, and to see how many men holding seats in the Senate of those ho have been constantly —, that all party lines should be aboliahed, will be controlled or vote against their honest couvictions becange a party caucds bas do- cided. Tet as see who are ready to take that porition in this perilous hour of the nation. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Senate. . Aunany, Feb. 17, 1863. ‘WS REPORTED FAVORABLY. By Mr, Ancxt—To roquire the Central and Erio railroad companies to make monthly and yoarly reports of their freight business. ‘Ou motion of Mr. PRcvy, the bill was recemmitted for the purpose of hearing objections, By Mr. Montcommuy—To establish the Kings county jail mits Mr. Sanvorp introdnced a bill for the improvement of the Tonawanda Indians. BILLA PARKED. To appropriate a portion ot the surplus revenue of the Literature Fund to the benefit of academies. To eppronaiie the proceeds of the State tax to the sup- port of the common schools. Mr. Morvny made a majority report in favor of the bill to incorporate the Roman Catholic churches. ‘TUR COMPLIMENTARY RESOLUTIONS TO GRNRHAL MCLELLAN, Mr. Connoi.y called up the resolutions almost unant- mously passed by the Arsombly eulogizing General Mo- Clellan, and mviting him wo visit the capital. Mr. Anoxt. moved to lay the resolutions on the table, Mr. Cownousy called for the yeas and pays on the mo- tien of Mr. Angel. ‘The yeas and nays were ordered, and the resolutions laid on the table by the following vote: — Yeas—Mensra. Angel, Ball, Cook, Farrar, Folger, Huteh- inson, Lite, Montgomery, Ramsey, is, ‘Sanford, Smith, Tobey and Youngeaall republicans, Navs—Meaars, W. Clark, Connolly, Ganson, Hardin, Low, Monroe, Murphy, Pruyn and Kobinson, Mr. Freor paired off with Mr. Traman. On motion of Mr. Connonty, the privileges of the floor wore extended to General Corcbran during his stay in the city. The general bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes Went through the Committee of the Whole and was ordered to a third reading, ‘The Pres ‘ted the report of the commission- ers to aacerthin the di at the Quarantine. Mr. Brapiey introduced a bill to incorporate the Mutual Benolit Savings Bank. Mr. Bravtey then asked thet bis name should bo ro- corded in the negative on the motion of Mr. Angel to lay ie ry dara complimentary to Genera! McCicllan on e . ‘The request of Mr. Bradley was granted. Adjourned, Assembly. Aunany, Feb. 27, 1868, ‘THE TAK ON BANKING INATITCTIONS. ‘The Comptrotier sent in a communication, enclosing one from Comptrojlef Brennan, of the city of New York, showing that some banks in that city dectino to pay the Btate tax on the ground that they ive invested their capital in siocks of the United States, and that the samo are exempt from taxation by act of Congress. The ques- tion is now before the courts; but it was not year is likely to be diminished eome $174,966, which must be provided for in some othen way. Tho Compirol- ler an increased duty upon salt and the metit of the auction laws as tn his annual . Thése ibtedly will be sufficient to cover the sof tho ant diminution in the receipts of Ce nication was referred to the Committee on . bolds that, while it is not constitutional to tax Uhited States ntoek, it can tax tho capital of banking corporations as such, no matter of what the securities are comy d. CanrORAN TO TH AxemERLY ‘VIMIT OF GENERAL Mr. W. Dewey moved that ir’ er General Corcoran, invited to the floor = whs then in the Capitol, Y 5 Medire, Lewes, T. C. Fields and Johnston were a poidted @ committed to inform Geueral Corcoran of the invitation. On motion of Mr. Fimimm, the Speaker was requested w welcome Geaeral Corcoran to the floor. Wise the eounittes appearéd af the bar of the House with General Corghram, the Sresaee said — Gunmnal—Aa Bpeaker of the House, apd in behalf of the representatives of the State of New York in Assembly comvaenett, 1 welcome you to the floor, ‘The distinguished ond patriotic aervicns which you have rengered the na. tion, the fidelity with whick you have adhered to the con stitution, the heroivm with which you lve borne, not only tie daugers of the field, but the wufferings aud priva tions of the dungeon, have endeared you to the hearts of the people above must of those who have rendered ser vices trthe country In extending you this weleome on the part of the people of your State, T perform the proud ee: act of my Mfe. General Concoman rey Mx. SPRaKMR AND Glew SOF THR AmeotuLT—I can fearcely tind words to exprés® tay ¢ratitute pected compliment which hax been and Assembly of this Legislawr came to this Stato tw transact purines follows: — Sail and ted with my legion—which remains unfinished at the present tiine—and to visit Washington on the I obtained tom days leave of absence for that ob; 1 was detained here last night to se partly op this business aud partly Seymour, express the tu pleasure and satisfaction 1 feel at being able, at this thie great tonrnan. 1 time, to bail as the Chief Magis of Stato of my adeption @ pure patriot and # thank you sincerely for this token of your extwern, and ro wanted to nerve mo tw future action, d be found in the kind reception { hay Oo my 2 nteuded was told pabli sonal f matter f Invitation with more prid I feel that it was not given t mo as Michael ¢ A respect to to whieh | belowg 10 freely given th and my gallant country+ wand lives io the profession men, who have support of the General Core 1 with loud ap. plause during the and when be had concluded th for tea minutes and the members roerel and were 1 was devoted to the eon Wh No bills of g Adjourned NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE, Forrnme Mownon, Va., Fob. 16, 16’. About four hundred rebel prisoners arrived here this morning on the Baltimore rt Mellenry 4 about the same number is expected to morrow morn ning The steamboat State of Maine will then convey them to City Point. The United States gunboat Wyandotte went to sea thin mail boat frorm } morning The schooners Minerva and J.P. Nickerson, which went ashore on O1d Point, In the recent #torm, have been taken uff by the wree and the Nickerson sailed this Death of Col. Knoderer, of Pennsylvania. TMBUTR TO HIS MEMORY FROM HIS COMMANDING OV FICED. OCR ROFFOLE CORMEPONDENER rroun, Va. be wit eply mincrre for th ave soldier, that we a “or which spesks CENA OREO. 4 H. G. femny’s Roane,» furvown, Va., Feb. ib, isan. |S HX Cohomel Charis A. Kuederer, of the ‘ fl and sixty xeveoth r Ventre |v ania ¢ died Bt the rogimenta: tal Unt «| w,of a be ba 1th exer ied Houne, news ty kwater ry . the ofcers «nd men of thin 4 bav eva Leet abd a worthy, inan, and ue Country ated moarn the death of ae aod a p 7 * ity to thy stitot be Nana th new vig . tage y bene. The funeral ¢ re © Like yloen on Toeeday morn b be diver (CU dmet alfred Givin, ot roo W tith regiment New York Voluoter “ nthe emecrt == PRICE THREE CENTS. ——— A CONTRABAND DEPOT BROKEN UP. Vessels, Horses, Mules, Provisions and Mall Bags Seized. ANOTHER HEAVY SNOW STORM PREVAILING. A Soldier Shot While Attempting to Desert, &e., &., &e. Fleangvanrins ov Tit ARMY OF wun PoroMAc, Feb, 16, 1363, Two expeditions have just returned with satisfactory Tesults, The contraband traffic between the rebels in Maryland and Virginia, which for a long time has beow going on, and by which large quantities of goods have found their way across the Potomac, near the peninsula extremity between the Potomac and Rappabannock, to Richmond, has been br Parties were sent to break up these rebel avenues of support and information, and to prevent the enforcement of the conscription ordered to take placy in the counties on the neck from the 12th to the 17th inst. by the rebel authorities. A large quantity of provisions and a number of horses, mules, &c. , intended for tho rebels, were seized. A large number of contrabands also camo iu with the expeditionary parties. Among the captures were two large mail bags, several citizens engaged jn smuggling, some rebel soldiers, and a rebel sigual ofiicer, stationed to report thetmovements of vessels. Several vessels used in conveying supplies across the Potomac were captured and destroyed, Colonel Fairchild, of tho Second Wisconsin regiment, and Colonel Garvin were in command of the infantry part f the expeditionary forces, and Major Medill bad com mand of the cavalry. en up. Wasunnaton, Feb. 17, 1863, An expedition started for Holle Fiain on Thureday last, to break up smuggling on the peninsula between the Rap- pabannock and Potomac rivers, and to prevent the en- forcement of the rebel conscript law. It returned on ‘Tuesday, having been eminently successful, The expedition consisted of two squadrons of Le Eighth New York cavairy, commanded by Captain Moe! the Second Wisconsin infantry, Colonel Faircnild, eppert- ang. This raid was conducted by Captains Wadsworth and Wilcox, of Major General Keynolda’ staf. The cavalry visited Westimorelind Court House, Warsaw, Union, the Hague and Heathsyille, and marched about one hundred and fifty miles in five days, bringing back to eamp twelve prisoners, among whom wero n rebel signal oMcer, @ lieatenant and three blockade runners, also@ quantity of contraband goods amuggied acroms the Poto- mac; also four rebel mails and « large quantity of bacon. A large quantity of whiskey intended for rebel consump: tion was destroyed. Heanqvaxrems, Akay ov me Poromar, Feb. 17, 1863. William Browne, of the Third Now York Independent Battery, was shot to-day while attempting to desert. A heavy snow storm prevails, which will render the roads still worse, if possible, than they now are. ‘Very unkind expressions are made une of throughout the regiments towards the very few olficcrs who have overstayed the leave given in Orders No. 3. NEWS FROM VICKSBURG. Sharp Skirm: N Lake Providence Rout of the Rebels, dec., de. Camo, til., 17, 1863, Tho steamer Polar Star brings Vicksburg dates of Wednesday, 11th inst. The work on the canal at Lake Providence and at Yaveo Pans were progrensing , The Fourteenth Wisconsin and Eleventh Ilinole regi ments were attacked near Lake Provideues on Tuesday by three rebel regiments. The latter were repulsed and & number taken prisoners, one report says an entire Min sisaipp) regiment, The steamer White Cloud, baund from Si. Louis to Memphis, was searched at island No, 10, and a rebel mail found on board . Omcaso, TH, Fob. 17, 1868. A npecial despatch from Caire, dated Wodmesday Inat, ways that @ Union scouting party mot tho enemy five miles back of Lake Providence, when # warm a body of engagement ensued. Tho Unions ta few men Many rebelx were kill 4 thirty-two taken prisoners Ninety horgea were captured THE MISSISSIPPI. Kebel Communications W Work for the Queen of t ton Waiting Shipment, &e. Meri, Feb. 15, 186 Advices from below rtate that the rebels at Vort Hod fon are communicating with the way Ateh faiaya river. The Queea of the Went, ax an cho in repaired, will Interra t movemen One mill ‘ n are ow Hoenn awaltiog neral Grant's per fo the: eneral Sherm ng a Jove crusade ageinet | the prema; but it will prowe wenlona Gueriiia Attack on the Kam Dick Fulton, Came, 1, Feb. 17, 18 A party of ga s fired Into the rs Pulum, at Cypress Yond, and killed several of her ho w vrwin a the feet, and weald hav aytared, | but was saved by the gunboat Rattler, The Mississippi, Missourt and Tilimets Rivers ising Mapidiy. There was a slight rain tant night The Missi ' Ke kuk is riving, with winteen foot of water to Cair The Iinoin river i# open to Peoria, and aweiling 9m piily The Missouri river in rining, nd open for ral haw dreds of miles NEWS FROM TENNESSEE, Skirmish and Det of the Hebets ¥ Holivar, Arkirminh took place onthe Lit ar, Te between e detachment of t ai oe, a Dumber wounded een A horeen captured. Fedora ¢ The Camberiand Mir x i , The Comberia we “a emia, and in bill riniod wr . - weday | " ” ve, the atten being t28 x ‘ “) foree ] nie INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI. Complete Demoralization of Gen. ne eb + “3 pauied & recent Heout Lo Matenvilie, aay Gevers Winéman's army ie ott cunt Three bundre ls during their retreat » On dmman was once ordered to Vieasborg, bot bie mee re font to 46. Upwards & veo b enntiers were ara stew ile . vy (ie